Why this NW weekend is perfect for rainbows Keep your eyes on the skies today and over the weekend - you might just catch something magical. The region gets more rainbows in the spring than in any other season. Katie Campbell Angela King Play AudioListen 2 mins
Digging into pandemic emotions, this week Bill Radke reviews the week's news with Crosscut science reporter Hannah Weinberger, Publicola publisher and editor Erica Barnett and Seattle Met deputy editor Allison Williams. Sarah Leibovitz Bill Radke Play AudioListen 52 mins
This bird’s brain grows in winter to remember where it stashed its food Each winter, the part of the bird's raspberry-sized brain that remembers locations grows 30 percent. John Ryan Play AudioListen 2 mins
May 6th | Hope springs eternal for the endangered sunflower sea star Researchers in the San Juan Islands have successfully matured a brood of captive sunflower sea stars, which became critically endangered after a 2013 plague killed 90 percent of the giant ocean creatures. Also, we discuss the need to combat racism and diversify outdoor recreation. Lastly, our weekly conversation with Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan. Bill Radke Play AudioListen 51 mins
Why crows are dive bombing unsuspecting Seattleites Seattle tends to have more crows than the average U.S. city. Mostly we get along fine, but it's the time of year when crows will dive bomb unsuspecting passers by. We head to Seward Park with a crow expert to find out why. Clare McGrane Patricia Murphy Play AudioListen 15 mins
June 10 | Great blue herons have made their home at the Ballard Locks Every year blue herons make their nests along the water in Ballard. And every year the Heron Habitat Helpers are there to assist. Ross Reynolds spoke to two of those volunteer helpers last week - father daughter pair Mike and Linda Marsh about why they spend their time helping blue herons. Plus, why prison populations are decreasing, if college athletes will ever be paid in Washington, and a radioactive musical. Bill Radke Play AudioListen 51 mins
Glacial rivers rage as heat wave bites into Northwest snowpack At mile-high Paradise on Mt. Rainier, 30 inches of snow melted in just four days of extreme heat. John Ryan Play AudioListen 3 mins
Birding 101: You don’t need fancy binoculars to be a bird nerd Lots of folks turned to the outdoors during the pandemic — starting container gardens, enjoying the parks, or getting to know the local wildlife. That got the team behind KUOW’s podcast Seattle Now interested in birding — you know, the hobby. Clare McGrane Patricia Murphy Play AudioListen 14 mins
'This came from a dream.' How this Navajo family is healing with dance Eugene Tapahe never dreamt the coronavirus pandemic would bring the world to a stop. Nor could he have known when the virus struck that another pandemic a century earlier - and a tradition that grew out of it - would send his family on a 30,000-mile journey to heal. Katie Campbell Angela King Play AudioListen 8 mins
A Native American scientist on ‘the question of our time' ‘The land knows you, even when you are lost.’ John O'Brien Play AudioListen 2 hours
